# 2022 Atlético Ottawa season

The 2022 Atlético Ottawa season was the third season in the history of Atlético Ottawa. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club competed in the Canadian Championship. This was the club's first season under head coach Carlos González after the departure of Mista following the 2021 season.

## Current squad

As of September 1, 2022
| No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (Age) | Previous club |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 1 | Sean Melvin | GK | (1994-07-09)July 9, 1994 (aged 28) | Colorado Springs Switchbacks |
| 29 | Nathan Ingham | GK | (1993-01-27)January 27, 1993 (aged 29) | York United FC |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | Drew Beckie (Captain) | CB / RB | (1990-09-30)September 30, 1990 (aged 32) | El Paso Locomotive |
| 3 | Macdonald Niba | CB | (1994-08-08)August 8, 1994 (aged 28) | Kuopion Palloseura |
| 4 | Diego Espejo | CB | (2002-08-18)August 18, 2002 (aged 20) | Atlético Madrid B |
| 5 | Sergio Camus | RB / CB | (1997-04-09)April 9, 1997 (aged 25) | Atlético Madrid B |
| 15 | Maxim Tissot | LB / DM | (1992-04-13)April 13, 1992 (aged 30) | Forge FC |
| 17 | Miguel Acosta (3rd Captain) | RB / LB / CB | (1998-03-16)March 16, 1998 (aged 24) | Atlético Baleares |
| 33 | Iván Pérez | LB | (1992-10-20)October 20, 1992 (aged 30) | UD San Sebastián |
| 46 | Zachary Roy | RB | (2003-06-24)June 24, 2003 (aged 19) | CS St-Hubert |
| | Gabriel Carvalho | CB | (2006-02-18)February 18, 2006 (aged 16) | West Ottawa SC |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 6 | Chris Mannella | DM / CM | (1994-06-07)June 7, 1994 (aged 28) | York United FC |
| 7 | Keven Alemán | AM / RW | (1994-03-25)March 25, 1994 (aged 28) | Valour FC |
| 8 | Ben McKendry (2nd Captain) | DM / CM | (1993-03-25)March 25, 1993 (aged 29) | Nyköpings BIS |
| 10 | Ollie Bassett | AM / LW | (1998-03-06)March 6, 1998 (aged 24) | Pacific FC |
| 14 | Owen Antoniuk | MF | (2002-08-26)August 26, 2002 (aged 20) | Whitecaps FC 2 |
| 16 | Zach Verhoven | LW / RW / RB | (1998-08-17)August 17, 1998 (aged 24) | Pacific FC |
| 20 | Abdou Sissoko | DM / CB | (1990-03-20)March 20, 1990 (aged 32) | Kuwait SC |
| 22 | Zakaria Bahous | MF | (2001-08-05)August 5, 2001 (aged 21) | FC Laval |
| | Omar Darwish | DM | (2005-01-30)January 30, 2005 (aged 17) | West Ottawa SC |
| | Anthony Domanico | MF | | Ottawa South United |
| Forwards ||||||
| 9 | Brian Wright | CF | (1995-03-24)March 24, 1995 (aged 27) | Birmingham Legion FC |
| 11 | Vladimir Moragrega | CF | (1998-07-26)July 26, 1998 (aged 24) | Atlético San Luis |
| 13 | Ballou Tabla | LW / RW | (1999-03-31)March 31, 1999 (aged 23) | CF Montréal |
| 19 | Malcolm Shaw | CF / RW | (1995-07-27)July 27, 1995 (aged 27) | Assyriska IK |
| 45 | Carl Haworth | RW / RB | (1989-07-09)July 9, 1989 (aged 33) | Indy Eleven |

## Transfers
### In
#### Transferred in

| No. | Pos. | Player | From club | Fee/notes | Date |
| 3 | DF | Macdonald Niba | Kuopion Palloseura | Free transfer | January 26, 2022 |
| 7 | MF | Keven Alemán | Valour FC | Free transfer | January 26, 2022 |
| 10 | MF | Ollie Bassett | Pacific FC | Free transfer | January 26, 2022 |
| 15 | DF | Maxim Tissot | Forge FC | Free transfer | January 26, 2022 |
| 22 | MF | Zakaria Bahous | FC Laval | Free transfer | January 26, 2022 |
| 29 | GK | Nathan Ingham | York United FC | Free transfer | January 26, 2022 |
| 1 | GK | Sean Melvin | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Free transfer | February 4, 2022 |
| 46 | DF | Zachary Roy | CS St-Hubert | Free transfer | February 4, 2022 |
| 45 | FW | Carl Haworth | Indy Eleven | Free transfer | February 10, 2022 |
| 13 | FW | Ballou Tabla | CF Montréal | Free transfer | February 15, 2022 |
| 20 | MF | Abdou Sissoko | Kuwait SC | Free transfer | March 10, 2022 |
| 21 | DF | José Cunha | CBU Capers | Selected 1st overall in the 2022 CPL–U Sports Draft | April 1, 2022 |
| 33 | DF | Iván Pérez | UD San Sebastián | Free transfer | July 1, 2022 |
| | DF | Gabriel Carvalho | West Ottawa SC | Signed to a Development Contract | August 31, 2022 |
| | MF | Omar Darwish | West Ottawa SC | Signed to a Development Contract | August 31, 2022 |
| | MF | Anthony Domanico | Ottawa South United | Signed to a Development Contract | September 1, 2022 |

#### Loans in

| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Fee/notes | Date |
| 11 | FW | Vladimir Moragrega | Atlético San Luis | Season-long loan | February 22, 2022 |
| 4 | DF | Diego Espejo | Atlético Madrid B | Season-long loan | February 22, 2022 |
| 33 | DF | Iván Pérez | UD San Sebastián | Short-term loan (until June 30, 2022) | May 12, 2022 |
| 14 | MF | Owen Antoniuk | Vancouver Whitecaps | Season-long loan | July 18, 2022 |
| 5 | DF | Sergio Camus | Atlético Madrid B | Season-long loan | August 10, 2022 |

#### Draft picks

Atlético Ottawa made the following selections in the 2022 CPL–U Sports Draft. Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who were signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in.
| Round | Selection | Pos. | Player | Nationality | University |
| 1 | 1 | DF | José Cunha | Portugal | Cape Breton University |
| 2 | 9 | FW | Julien Bruce | France | Université de Montréal |

### Out
#### Transferred out

| No. | Pos. | Player | To club | Fee/notes | Date |
| 1 | GK | Dylon Powley | Retired | Option declined | November 30, 2021 |
| 3 | DF | Milovan Kapor | FK Pohronie | Contract expired | November 30, 2021 |
| 4 | DF | Brandon John | | Contract expired | November 30, 2021 |
| 5 | MF | Viti Martínez | Inter Club d'Escaldes | Option declined | November 30, 2021 |
| 7 | MF | Ryan Telfer | Columbus Crew 2 | Option declined | November 30, 2021 |
| 9 | FW | Shawn-Claud Lawson | Simcoe County Rovers | Option declined | November 30, 2021 |
| 10 | MF | Alberto Soto | Atlético Madrid B | Loan expired | November 30, 2021 |
| 11 | MF | Antoine Coupland | HNK Rijeka | Contract expired | November 30, 2021 |
| 13 | GK | Teodor Obadal | FK Kabel | Option declined | November 30, 2021 |
| 18 | MF | Tevin Shaw | FC Tucson | Option declined | November 30, 2021 |
| 20 | DF | Nyal Higgins | Toronto FC II | Loan expired | November 30, 2021 |
| 21 | DF | Myles Cornwall | Fort Wayne FC | Contract expired | November 30, 2021 |
| 22 | MF | Rafael Núñez | Club Atlético de Madrid Juvenil | Loan expired | November 30, 2021 |
| 23 | DF | Matthew Arnone | | Option declined | November 30, 2021 |
| 28 | MF | Mamadou Ba | CF Montréal U23 | Development contract expired | November 30, 2021 |
| 33 | DF | Keesean Ferdinand | CF Montréal U23 | Loan expired | November 30, 2021 |
| 44 | DF | Vashon Neufville | Walton Casuals | Contract expired | November 30, 2021 |
| 91 | MF | Jaeden Mercure | Ottawa South United | Development contract expired | November 30, 2021 |
| 99 | FW | Raúl Uche | Salamanca CF UDS | Option declined | November 30, 2021 |
| 21 | MF | José Cunha | CBU Capers | Development Contract Expired | August 6, 2022 |

## Competitions
### Canadian Premier League
#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Atlético Ottawa (S) | 28 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 49 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Forge (C) | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 47 | 25 | +22 | 47 | Advance to playoffs |
| 3 | Cavalry | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 47 | Advance to playoffs |
| 4 | Pacific | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 46 | Advance to playoffs |
| 5 | Valour | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 37 | |
| 6 | York United | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 34 | |
| 7 | HFX Wanderers | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 29 | |
| 8 | FC Edmonton | 28 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 51 | −20 | 20 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Matches

#### Results by match

| Match | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| Result | W | W | L | D | L | D | W | W | W | D | L | W | W | D | D | W | L | W | L | W | W | D | D | D | D | W | W | D |
| Position | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

#### Playoff matches
### Canadian Championship
## Statistics
### Squad and statistics

As of October 30, 2022
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Championship | Canadian Championship |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2 | DF | CAN | Drew Beckie | 27 | 0 | 18+8 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | CMR | Macdonald Niba | 17 | 0 | 9+7 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ESP | Diego Espejo | 28 | 0 | 27+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ESP | Sergio Camus | 11 | 0 | 7+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | CAN | Chris Mannella | 6 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | CAN | Keven Alemán | 24 | 2 | 9+14 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | CAN | Ben McKendry | 28 | 0 | 13+14 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | CAN | Brian Wright | 28 | 7 | 18+9 | 7 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | NIR | Ollie Bassett | 31 | 8 | 30+0 | 8 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | MEX | Vladimir Moragrega | 23 | 1 | 6+16 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | CAN | Ballou Tabla | 31 | 7 | 28+2 | 7 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | CAN | Owen Antoniuk | 5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | CAN | Maxim Tissot | 31 | 3 | 30+0 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | CAN | Zach Verhoven | 16 | 3 | 3+12 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | ESP | Miguel Acosta | 30 | 1 | 26+3 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | CAN | Malcolm Shaw | 24 | 5 | 15+8 | 4 | 0+1 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | FRA | Abdoul Sissoko | 29 | 0 | 25+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | POR | José Cunha | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | CAN | Zakaria Bahous | 29 | 1 | 19+10 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | GK | CAN | Nathan Ingham | 29 | 0 | 28+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | ESP | Iván Pérez | 9 | 1 | 1+8 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 45 | FW | CAN | Carl Haworth | 27 | 0 | 14+12 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 46 | DF | CAN | Zachary Roy | 13 | 0 | 4+9 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |

### Top scorers

| Rank | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Championship | Total |
| 1 | | Ollie Bassett | MF | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | | Brian Wright | FW | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | | Ballou Tabla | MF | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | | Malcolm Shaw | FW | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | | Maxim Tissot | DF | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | | Zach Verhoven | MF | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | | Keven Alemán | MF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | | Miguel Acosta | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | | Vladimir Moragrega | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | | Iván Pérez | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | | Zakaria Bahous | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 38 | 1 | 39 |

### Top assists

| Rank | Player | Pos. | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Championship | Total |
| 1 | Carl Haworth | FW | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Ballou Tabla | MF | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Miguel Acosta | DF | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Ollie Bassett | MF | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Brian Wright | FW | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Maxim Tissot | DF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Ben McKendry | MF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Zach Verhoven | MF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Note: 4 others tied at 1

### Clean sheets

| Rank | Nat. | Player | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Championship | TOTAL |
| 1 | | Nathan Ingham | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | | Sean Melvin | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | 10 | 0 | 10 |

### Disciplinary record

| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Championship | Canadian Championship | TOTAL | TOTAL |
| 2 | DF | | Drew Beckie | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 3 | DF | | Macdonald Niba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Diego Espejo | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Sergio Camus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | | Keven Alemán | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Ben McKendry | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | | Brian Wright | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | | Ollie Bassett | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | | Vladimir Moragrega | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | | Ballou Tabla | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | | Owen Antoniuk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | | Maxim Tissot | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | | Zach Verhoven | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | | Miguel Acosta | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | | Malcolm Shaw | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | | Abdoul Sissoko | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | | Zakaria Bahous | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 29 | GK | | Nathan Ingham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | | Iván Pérez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | FW | | Carl Haworth | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 75 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 78 | 2 |